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Practice Areas
- Animal & Dog Law
- Insurance Claims
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
Additional Practice Area
- Car Accidents
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Texas
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: National Mock Trial Team
- Activities: Texas Law Review
- Oral Roberts University
- B.S. / Business Administration (1980)
- Honors: Business Administration cum laude
Awards
- Super Lawyer
- Texas Super Lawyers
- 2011, 2012
- Selected
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Life Member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Life Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Professional Associations
- Texas State Bar # 06134750
- Member
- Current
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Past Member
- Current
- National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Past Member
- Current
- East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation
- Founding Director
- Current
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Director
- Current
- East Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Current
- Smith County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Smith County Bar Foundation
- Charter Fellow
- Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
- Compensating the Sexual Molestation Victim Under the Texas Homeowner's Policy
- Texas Trial Lawyers Forum
- Compensating the Sexually Abused Child: Homeowner's Policy Can Provide Funds for Treatment
- American Trial Lawyers Association Trial
- Minimizing the Effect of a Medical Malpractice Claim
- East Texas Medicine
- The Doctrine of Parental Immunity in Sexual Abuse Cases: The Last Throes of a Texas Dinosaur
- Texas Trial Lawyers Forum
Certifications
- Personal Injury Trial Law
- Texas State Bar
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Earl Drott's Website Profile
- Website
- Earl Drott P.C. Website
- Blog
- Texas Injury Lawyer Blog
- Plaintiff Suffers $7 Million in Damages but Recovers $0 After Jury Assigns Him 75% Fault in Accident; Judgment Affirmed by Texas Appeals Court
6 September 2017 - Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Striking the Pleadings in Dram Shop Case Resulting from Car Accident, According to Texas Court of Appeals
6 September 2017 - Texas Court of Appeals Sides With Trucker Regarding Evidentiary Ruling, Affirming Defense Verdict in Injured Pedestrian’s Lawsuit
29 August 2017 - Trial Court Did Not Commit Reversible Error in Allowing Expert’s Testimony Regarding Speed of Car During Impact, According to Texas Court of Appeals
29 August 2017 - Summary Judgment to Utility Company Affirmed in Negligence Case Arising from East Texas Motorcycle Accident
11 August 2017 - Federal District Court in Texas Disallows Injured Parties’ Vocational Expert Reports on Grounds of Untimeliness
3 August 2017 - Texas Car Accident Case Against Post Office Dismissed by Federal Court Due to Failure to Timely File Suit After Denial of Claim by Government
26 July 2017 - Federal Court in East Texas Rejects Automobile Component Manufacturer’s Attempt to Prevent Refiling of Product Liability Claim by Man Allegedly Injured by Airbag
25 July 2017 - Texas Court of Appeals Directs Automobile Liability Insurance Company to Produce Portions of Claim File After Driver Files Bad Faith Case
24 July 2017
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